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Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR

Granted Exmoor National Park 23/02349/TCA Work to Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.03 trees included within Conservation Area

As published by the council, reference 23/02349/TCA

Application record

Reference
23/02349/TCA
Type
Work to Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
14 Sep 2023
Validated
15 Sep 2023
Decided
25 Oct 2023
Ward
SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
Parish
Merriott
Postcode
TA16 5PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02804/TCA Granted

    Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR

    Notification of intent to reduce width and height of No. 1 Magnolia Grandiflora tree by approx l.2 metres and cut back, remove dead branches and reshape No. 1 Lilac Tree by approx 1.5 metres within a Conservation Area.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2023

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 15 Sep 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 October 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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